The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-01
AROUND THE CIRCLE.
TIE PRESIDENT ON HIS tour,
Accompanied by the Official Reporter, who
Ably Performs Ills Daty OF Carrying out /,
the Main Purpose of tho 1rip, which
sN4 Is to boom hIr. Cleveland. @

WAsHIsoros, Sept 3O.-About fifty pc.
sons gathered IN front Of tho White Hous
this morning to witucss the departure Q
President and Mrs. Cleveland on thei
Western trip. !IiS I
The weather, which has been rainy ant
diasRreeable for the past three days, clear
cd of beautifully this morning iuet Ii
timo to verify the p1oyerbisl good luck 0
the President. Z II. is's w. 8 lis{ VI.
At 9:45 the carriage drew up at III.
north front Of tho Executive Mansion ant
The President, Mss. Cleveland, Mre. Fol
aom and Lena, Mrs. Oleveland's maid, on.
tered, and were driven to the Pennsylya.
mia Railroad station. The President wore
hia usual black Huit, while Mrs. Cleveland
was dressed in a brown silk bodice, With
white sprig akirt and bonnet to match.
At the station especial train had been
run back nearly to the entrance Of the
building. An ordinary car had been a..
tached for tho accommodation Of the rail.
road and train men, which Is to be de.ach.
ed at Baltimore. A. that city the cars oi
the special train which are now headed
by the Pullman palace car will be rsyers.
ed, 80 SO to bring the observation compart.
ment in the rear. ,N 'yIFI
The train looked very handsome in its
new paint and glistening bronzs fittinga.
Through the plate glass windown could be
seen baskets OF Jaconaninot roges and
other cut tloweIgwhiCh had been provided
by Mr.. Pullman. From tho waiting rooms
o curious crowd eyed tho train and every
member Of the party IS they cyrivei.
Marshal Wilson was carly at tho station.
He was followed by Secretary Fairchiid.
Colonel Lsmon! and vile, with their two
children arrived next and went inmedf.
ately to the train. secretsries Whitney
and Endicot. preceded the Presidential
party by few minuten. DR.. Bryant and
MI. BiRssl had already arrived and taken
their places In tho train. 5 Pr
Atten minutea to ten O'Clock the Pres;.
dent made his appearance ut the station.
He was escorted by Marshal Wilson end
Mr.. Baldwin, the Superintendent OF the
Pullman Company. Mrs. Cleveland and
her mother came nsxt and the maid fol-
lowed them. Quite crowd OF newspaper
men, railroad officials and other favored
persons who had been admitted to the
platform, raised their hats and salutss
were returned by the party. Secretary
and Miss Bsysrd hurried up .. this mo.
ment and boarded tho trsin with the
President and Mrs. Cleveland. .s4aS 4
Engine No. 46, in charge .oi Engineer
Frank Carver, then backed up and coupled
on to the train, which was under tho dlrsc-
ton OF Conductor @. A. B.yerstick. The
members Of the Cabinst, Mrs. Folsom aud
Miss Bsyard said farewell and at precisely
ten o'clock the train moved OF on Its long
journey.
As tho train moved out of the depot
Mrs. Cleveland WAS seated alone near the
forward end oi the car, while the Presi-
dent occupied eeas alone near the mid.
die Of the car. Hats wa.c Saised by friends
and spectators in the depot aS the train
moved out, and to these aalutes both tho
President and Mrs. Cleveland responded
by bowipg and smiling until out OF sight
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